Roger Grabowski joins BVR for in-depth web workshop dedicated to cost of capital estimations

PORTLAND, Ore., March 10, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Business Valuation Resources (BVR) is pleased to announce the Advanced Workshop on Cost of Capital, an in-depth interactive web workshop on March 17, 2015 with expert Roger Grabowski of Duff & Phelps.

Thinking around cost of capital continues to evolve and this interactive workshop will cover the most critical issues facing business valuation and other professionals today, including the risk-free rate as a building block in cost of capital models, the current estimate of the equity risk premium, and alternative risk measures. Grabowski will guide attendees through the essential fundamentals and advanced concepts of cost of capital estimation with references to the data contained in Duff & Phelps' Guide to Cost of Capital and Industry Cost of Capital publications.

"BVR is thrilled to host Roger Grabowski in this highly anticipated 4-hour web workshop on cost on capital," said Sarah Andersen, publisher at BVR. "Cost of capital estimation is an area that is only getting more complex, and Roger's guidance on the current fundamentals, concepts, and research is sure to provide insight and clarity to many professionals."

Workshop attendees will walk away with an understanding of:

• How to utilize cost of capital fundamentals and advanced cost of capital concepts
• An understanding of current cost of capital research
• Recognizing and utilizing the various models used to estimate the cost of capital
• How to identify the data resources available as inputs to models to estimate a cost of capital

Registration for the Workshop is currently open with discounted pricing for multi-office listeners.  Attendees will have the opportunity to interact with Grabowski and get full access to his presentation materials.

About Business Valuation Resources, LLC (BVR)
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About Roger Grabowski, FASA

Roger J. Grabowski, FASA, is a Managing Director at Duff & Phelps LLC. He was formerly Managing Director of the Standard & Poor's Corporate Value Consulting practice, a partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and one of its predecessor firms, Price Waterhouse (where he founded its U.S. Valuation Services practice and managed the real estate appraisal practice). He has directed valuations of businesses, interests in businesses, intellectual property, intangible assets, real property and machinery and equipment. Roger has testified in court as an expert witness on matters of solvency, the value of closely held businesses and business interests, valuation and amortization of intangible assets and other valuation issues. His testimony in U.S. District Court was referenced in the U.S. Supreme Court opinion decided in his client's favor in the landmark Newark Morning Ledger case.

Roger is co-author with Shannon Pratt of Cost of Capital: Applications and Examples, 5th ed.; co-author with Shannon Pratt of The Lawyer's Guide to Cost of Capital (ABA, 2014); co-author with Shannon Pratt of Cost of Capital: Applications and Examples, 4th ed. and Cost of Capital in Litigation: Applications and Examples. He is the author of the annual Duff & Phelps Risk Premium Report and is co-author of the 2015 Valuation Handbook - Guide to Cost of Capital. Roger teaches courses for the American Society of Appraisers including Cost of Capital, a course he developed.

Contact:
Sarah Andersen, Publisher
1000 SW Broadway, Suite 1200
Portland, OR 97205
Phone: (503) 291-7963 ext. 123
Fax: (503) 291-7955
bvresources.com/training
[email protected]

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